Showing posts with label Neil Christian. Show all posts
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Saturday, September 2, 2023

On this day 02 September

Experience the communion

Jimmy Page's On This Day for 2020
Fun stuff from Jimmy Page's studio that feels like communion to me..
1970 02 September On This Day Jimmy Page records Baby Who's Driving Your Car with John Williams vocals
(Note that Led Zeppelin is well documented to have been performing in Oakland On This Day)
♪ Download .wav file (zip file)
  • 1970 Jimmy Page with John Williams record Baby Who's Driving Your Car (incorrect date)
  • 1970 Led Zeppelin - Oakland,CA/Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
  • 2008 Led Zeppelin - GQ Outstanding Achievement Award winners

1970:
John Williams was a vocalist and bass player for the rhythm and blues group, The Authentics. Also in that band was John's younger brother, Bernie, who had briefly been with Neil Christian & The Crusaders. (Jimmy Page had been in Neil Christian's band in 1960).

In 1965, Page worked with Andrew Loog Oldham as a talent scout & producer for Immediate Records. John Williams was signed to Immediate shortly thereafter. Probably Williams recorded The Maureeny Wishfull Album featuring Jimmy Page (guitar & sitar) and Big Jim Sullivan (guitar) sometime between 1965 and 1967, although the album was released in 1968.

The sixth Led Zeppelin US Tour was from the beginning of August 1970 through the middle of September 1970, so whenever Baby Who's Driving Your Car actually was recorded, it wasn't at Jimmy's house in England on this day in 1970. Interestingly enough even though John Williams was more of a folk singer his voice and presentation works well with the intensity of this song. But then we know who was driving that car, don't we.

1970 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin Oakland

2008 Jimmy Page at GQ Men of the Year Awards at the Royal Opera House on September 2, 2008 in London, England.  (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

2014 Jimmy Page (Ross Halfin photo)






♪  Baby Who's Driving Your Car (Jimmy Page feat. John Williams vocals, 1970) 
♪  The Maureeny Wishfull Album (John Williams, feat. Jimmy Page guitar & sitar 1968) 
♪ Led Zeppelin (Oakland CA, 02 September 1970) 





Wednesday, September 2, 2015

On This Day 02 September

Jimmy Page's On This Day for 2020
Well, maybe not on THIS day...
1970 02 September On This Day Jimmy Page records Baby Who's Driving Your Car with John Williams vocals
(Note that Led Zeppelin is well documented to have been performing in Oakland On This Day)
♪ Download .wav file (zip file)
  • 1970 Jimmy Page with John Williams record Baby Who's Driving Your Car (incorrect date)
  • 1970 Led Zeppelin - Oakland,CA/Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
  • 2008 Led Zeppelin - GQ Outstanding Achievement Award winners

1970:
John Williams was a vocalist and bass player for the rhythm and blues group, The Authentics. Also in that band was John's younger brother, Bernie, who had briefly been with Neil Christian & The Crusaders. (Jimmy Page had been in Neil Christian's band in 1960).

In 1965, Page worked with Andrew Loog Oldham as a talent scout & producer for Immediate Records. John Williams was signed to Immediate shortly thereafter. Probably Williams recorded The Maureeny Wishfull Album featuring Jimmy Page (guitar & sitar) and Big Jim Sullivan (guitar) sometime between 1965 and 1967, although the album was released in 1968.

The sixth Led Zeppelin US Tour was from the beginning of August 1970 through the middle of September 1970, so whenever Baby Who's Driving Your Car actually was recorded, it wasn't at Jimmy's house in England on this day in 1970. Interestingly enough even though John Williams was more of a folk singer his voice and presentation works well with the intensity of this song. But then we know who was driving that car, don't we.

1970 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin Oakland

2008 Jimmy Page at GQ Men of the Year Awards at the Royal Opera House on September 2, 2008 in London, England.  (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

2014 Jimmy Page (Ross Halfin photo)



♪  Baby Who's Driving Your Car (Jimmy Page feat. John Williams vocals, 1970) YouTube
♪  The Maureeny Wishfull Album (John Williams, feat. Jimmy Page guitar & sitar 1968) YouTube
♪ Led Zeppelin (Oakland 02 September 1970) YouTube
♪  Dazed and Confused (Led Zeppelin, Oakland 1970) YouTube
♪  Bring It On Home (Led Zeppelin, Oakland 1970) YouTube
♪  Bron-Yr-Aur (Led Zeppelin, Oakland 1970) YouTube


[edited 09/02/20]

Thursday, June 4, 2015

On This Day 04 June

I have to tell you, I'm not a Johnny Cash fan. So sue me.
Jimmy Page with Neil Christian and the Crusaders
  • 1968 The Yardbirds - Montgomery ,AL at International Speedway Fairgrounds-Big Spring Fair
  • 1998 Page & Plant - Oklahoma City,OK/The Myriad
A little bit of Jimmy Page history. In 1959 Jimmy Page played with an early incarnation of the band, Red-E-Lewis And The Redcats (Jimmy Rook was the stage name of the drummer).

Red E. Lewis & The Red Cats #3 (Easter 1959 - Spring 1960)
· William Stubbs (Lead Vocals) "Reddy Lewis"
· Jimmy Page (Lead Guitar)
· Jumbo Spicer (Bass)
· Tornado Evans a.k.a. Jimmy Rook (Drums)
· Chris Tidmarsh (Manager)

Neil Christian & The Crusaders evolved out  Red-E-Lewis And The Red Cats.  Tidmarsh (a.k.a. Neil Christian) gave stage names to all his band members, and Jimmy Page was known as “Nelson Storm” after the 18th century admiral.  Jimmy Page earned £20 per week.  He toured with the band for two years until he was forced to quit due to illness (mononucleosis), after which he attended Sutton Art College. He recorded with Christian in the studio until 1964 ("Get a Load of This", a Merseybeat-style recording released in July ’63; instrumental “Crusading”; "I Like It", a R&B-rock).

Neil Christian & The Crusaders #1 (Early 1960 - October 1962)
· Chris Tidmarsh (Lead Vocals)
· Jimmy Page (Lead Guitar)
· Jumbo Spicer (Bass)
· Tornado Evans (Drums)
· Iain Hines (Keyboards)


1959 Jimmy Rook band (first incarnation of Red E. Lewis & The Red Cats)

Lineup of Neil Christian and the Crusaders

John "Jumbo" Spicer and Jimmy Page, around 1962

Jimmy and Jumbo singing around 1962